What is Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is a highly systematized way of stimulating the regulating system of the body to find balance. This natural pharmaceutical system uses micro-doses of substances from the plant, mineral and animal kingdoms to arouse a person's natural healing response.

The basic principle of homeopathy has been known since the time of the ancient Greeks and is based on natural law. Through observation and experience it was seen that a substance which is capable of evoking certain symptoms in an essentially healthy human being might become a potentially effective therapeutic agent when administered in minute doses to a sick person with the same symptoms.

When Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician, who was the originator of homeopathy, made this observation 200 years ago, he stated it as a principle which became his Law of Similars: "Let likes be treated by likes". The word "homeopathy" is taken from the Greek "homeo", meaning similar, and "pathy", meaning disease.

The essence, then, of homeopathy is: A substance that can cause certain symptoms in a healthy person can cure those same symptoms in a sick person.

Homeopathic philosophy asserts that all symptoms are actually the body's attempt to defend and heal itself and these symptoms are the body's language. Homeopathy trusts this bodily response as the wisest way to proceed and seeks to cooperate with it by giving a minute amount of a substance which has been shown to create those same symptoms in healthy people in experimental "provings".

How is Homeopathy used in practice?

The use of homeopathy is appropriate in any situation from family self-care for common ailments to professional homeopathic practitioners treating the most serious disease states. Chronic diseases, immunity problems and mental and emotional imbalances are areas where homeopathy has seen great success.

Acute ailments should see improvement within 2-4 days or another remedy will be needed.

Do I need to keep taking my prescription medicines and seeing my regular doctor?

Never stop your prescription medicines without consulting with your doctor.

It is wise to get a medical diagnosis and prognosis for your condition. A homeopath will not diagnose or treat any diseases, only provide a remedy to encourage your body to return to health, regardless of the disease.